A Guide to the Davenport, Crittenden, and Harvey Families Papers, 1806, 1827-1894
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Barksdale, F.D. | |
| Creator: | Billingslea, B.C. | |
| Creator: | Briggs, Ann E. | |
| Creator: | Crittenden Family | |
| Creator: | Crittenden, Ann | |
| Creator: | Crittenden, John | |
| Creator: | Crittenden, William | |
| Creator: | Davenport Family | |
| Creator: | Davenport, John | |
| Creator: | Davenport, Nancy | |
| Creator: | Davenport, William | |
| Creator: | Fleming, Adela | |
| Creator: | Harvey Family | |
| Creator: | Harvey, Michael | |
| Creator: | Harvey, Nancy | |
| Creator: | Owen, C.G. | |
| Creator: | Owen, Elizabeth G. | |
| Title: | Davenport, Crittenden, and Harvey Papers | |
| Dates: | 1806, 1827-1894 | |
| Abstract: | The Davenport, Crittenden, and Harvey Families Papers, 1806, 1827-1894, document the lives of the families and concern the social and economic conditions in Georgia and Texas. The collection includes letters written and received by John Crittenden, which describe his life as a soldier in the Thirty-Fourth Alabama Regiment during the Civil War and are arranged chronologically. | |
| Extent: | 2 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Mrs. Nancy Davenport was the mother of Mrs. Ann Crittenden and Mrs. Nancy D. Harvey. John Crittenden, from Notasulga, Alabama, was a schoolteacher before enlisting as a First Sergeant in Co. E of the Thirty-Fourth Alabama Infantry Regiment in March 1862. During the Battle of Nashville (1864), he went missing in action and presumed killed. His brother, William D. Crittenden, enlisted in the 1st Alabama Cavalry but received a medical discharge in 1863.
Source: “Guide to the John Crittenden Papers.” Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University. http://content.lib.auburn.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/findingaids&CISOPTR=99&CISOBOX=1&REC=15 (accessed on November 22, 2010)
Scope and Contents
The Davenport, Crittenden, and Harvey Families Papers, 1806, 1827-1894, document the lives of the families and concern the social and economic conditions in Georgia and Texas. The collection includes letters written and received by John Crittenden, which describe his life as a soldier in the Thirty-Fourth Alabama Regiment during the Civil War and are arranged chronologically.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Barksdale, F.D. | ||
| Billingslea, B.C. | ||
| Briggs, Ann E. | ||
| Crittenden family--Archives | ||
| Crittenden, Ann | ||
| Crittenden, John--Archives | ||
| Crittenden, William | ||
| Davenport family--Archives | ||
| Davenport, John | ||
| Davenport, Nancy | ||
| Davenport, William | ||
| Fleming, Adela | ||
| Harvey family--Archives | ||
| Harvey, Michael | ||
| Harvey, Nancy | ||
| Owen, C.G. | ||
| Owen, Elizabeth G. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 34th | ||
| Places | ||
| Crawfordville (Ga.) | ||
| Forney (Tex.) | ||
| Hancock County (Ga.) | ||
| Georgia--Social life and customs | ||
| Madison (Ga.) | ||
| Navasota (Tex.) | ||
| Talbot County (Ga.) | ||
| Talbotton (Ga.) | ||
| Texas--Social life and customs | ||
| Tyler (Tex.) | ||
| United States-- History--Civil War, 1861-1865 | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Davenport, Crittenden, and Harvey Families Papers, 1806, 1827-1894, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
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| 2D50 | Letters 1827-1868 | ||||||||||||
| Copies of letters 1806-1894 | |||||||||||||